NCAA bans "offensive" nicknames from post-season
- Saturday, August 06 2005 @ 08:20 AM CST
- Contributed by: filbert
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Florida State to challenge ban.
Starting in February, any school with a nickname or logo considered racially or ethnically "hostile" or "abusive" by the NCAA would be prohibited from using them in postseason events. Mascots will not be allowed to perform at tournament games, and band members and cheerleaders will also be barred from using American Indians on their uniforms beginning in 2008.The University of North Dakota ("Fighting Sioux") has a problem:
Ralph Engelstad Arena, on the UND campus, will be the host site for the NCAA's West Regional men's hockey tournament in March. The $100 million facility, built as a shrine to UND hockey, has more than4,500 Indian-head logos and references to the nickname.